OLED Displays with Arduino - I2C & SPI OLEDs

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You are a great teacher because you repeat yourself frequently. You guide us through the process like a manual. You also don't confuse learners because you don't over exaggerate. Thank you.

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I love that you got over 40 minutes out of this topic, and even used a temperature / humidity sensor.

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As and ex video producer 27 years i have to say i love your production value. The average change of angle is 6 seconds our brain gets bored after that, Especial for a single presenter. Yes keep it up. Anybody can run a camera but editing is an art form don't change a thing. This is how you produce educational videos so students do not fall asleep. Top rating for you. Love it.

Finally, someone who explains it for mere humans! May the gods bless him 🙏

You are awesome. I learned a lot. Your delivery is exemplary. Your knowledge is paramount. Thank You. I am 56. Just ordered more (MM) jumpers and an AM2320 sensor AND an AM2302 sensor module. I have Arduino, breadboards, OLED displays, and power. Thank you for explaining the code so well. You make no assumptions as to how much any individual knows. I would rather say "already know that" than "Oh, what did I miss?". Thanks.

You may have read somewhere that changing camera position keeps a video interesting, but I'd suggest that it is interesting because of your content. May have said that the two camera switching thing is a bad idea, and I agree if you switch without it having a meaning. If you need to switch, put a graphic or closeup. Switching between cameras can be used to tell the audience that you've got a side note to add for example, but switching for the sake of it tells them nothing. Camera angle is as much a part of your visual communication as you actual presentation. That said, thanks for the information. Very informative.

There isn't a lesson you put out that I don't learn something from. Thanks for taking the time.

SPI is a bus protocol. You don't need two SPI ports to run two displays. It's possible to run lots of SPI displays from an Arduino, as long as the display has a CS connection, you have a free GPIO pin to select the display, and the display library differentiates display objects by the CS pin value you defined. They can even be different display types with different clock (SCK) speeds and resolutions. On the 32 bit boards e.g., Teensy, it's possible to animate as many as four 320x200 displays, separately, at the same time with acceptable results, using one SPI port.

Another amazing video, Bill. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with the rest of the world. This channel is what YouTube should be. I teach Special Education, so it’s nice to come onto your channel and try to get some ideas. I’m hoping to make some adaptive equipment or some cool games that the kids might enjoy. Your channel is like nourishment for the brain!

I have been having fun with programming and microprocessors for a few months now, but I have never really grasped a lot of what I was doing. This video drove home so many concepts. I'm going through all of your videos now, because even if they seem beyond my skillset, I know you're going to present them in an approachable way. Kudos!

I enjoyed the instructional video and I am so thankful that you do not have background music. So many presenter’s videos have stupid background music that detracts from the information. You cannot always tell when they are going to play the music so I miss some of the talking after I mute the sound. If I want to listen to music I have my own library. Thanks again for the great video and no music.

I am so impressed with this channel as you have helped me immensely in keeping up with Arduino technology and sensors. I recommend you to all of my fellow engineers as well as hobbyists. Your lectures and demos are super clear and precise, with no distractive fluff. Thank You !!!!

Another interesting video. I was presented with an OLED driven by an ESP8266 by my No. 2 Son, and it displayed a suitable Father's Day message. I transferred the components to a breadboard whereupon it stopped working. Thinking I'd blown up the OLED (they're unforgivably polarity-sensitive, apparently) I bought a second one and plugged it into the breadboard. Again, it didn't work. Investigation showed that the pin connections to the two OLEDS were different, so this may be worth bearing in mind - different manufacturers may use different pin arrangements. I thought I'd blown up this second one, too, because of the wrong connections, but closer examination revealed that the negative jumper lead from the ESP8266 to the OLED was open circuit! When this was replaced both displays worked fine. So two lessons learned - always check the pinouts, and don't assume the complicated stuff will fail and overlook basic troubleshooting techniques.

man i like how this guy explain , he though of everyone , slowl earners , not English speakers and what not, you are amazing

I never ever watched a explanation or "how to" video of this quality. Not even mine. Great Job

Thank you for your command of the English language! Thank you for showing every step! Today is my first day diving in with a nano as I have put it off learning about adrino for months. Now I must get educated to move forward on an invention my wife came up with. I lost a lot of time trying to understand the other guys' videos. I am hoping to get enough info from your videos to not have to watch the others. So thankful!

Hi Bill, nice to find your site. I too was struggling to unpack Adafruit's example for a SSD1306 driven OLED. Its very comprehensive, making it a bit complex for someone just starting. I used your example as a starting point and I'm integrating Adafruit's elaborations one at a time to understand them better. First time I've been able to get one working for my uses. I kept going back to their example originally just to see I had the hardware working, but was having a tough time modifying it without blowing up the sketch. Finding your example helped me to see how to drive it effectively. I do have to mention that I think your example seems to have one extra " void setup() { ". It seemed odd, so I commented it out, everything worked as expected. Thanks for the help.